January 2012 archive

Agent Is Blocked

I recently upgraded a database from Oracle 10.2.0.3 to Oracle 11.2.0.2. Everything went well. Some time after the upgrade, Grid Control 11g sent me an alert with the following: Agent is blocked. Blocked reason is: Agent is out-of-sync with repository. This most likely means that the agent was reinstalled or recovered. Please contact an EM …

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Error Adding Standby

Add Standby Screenshot

I have been trying to create a Standby database from a new Primary that was recently put into production. I like how Grid Control automates much of the work for me. So Enterprise Manager is my preferred method. I recently ran into a problem using the Add Standby Database wizard in my 11g Grid Control. …

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